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Box Office: Semi-Pro Semi-Beats Out Competition
Box Office: Semi-Pro Semi-Beats Out Competition
Despite earning the top spot at the box office, the predictable laughs in Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro only earned $15.3 million over the weekend. This is considered a disappointing sum, especially compared to opening weekends of other Ferrell films like Talladega Nights and Blades of Glory . Variety reports that this underwhelming performance by the basketball comedy may have been due to mediocre ...
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thepaparazzis.com 3/3/2008 — 1. Semi-Pro - $15.2 Million 2. Vantage Point - $13 Million 3. The Spiderwick Chronicles - $8.7 Million 4. The Other Boleyn Girl - $8.3 Million 5. Jumper - $7.6 Million
Friday Box Office: Ferrell Flops! Semi-Pro dribbles to disappointing $14.3M Weekend
slashfilm.com 3/3/2008 — Will Ferrell’s Semi-Pro has tanked, ending a disastrous week for New Line. Not only did the studio cease business as a full-fledged studio on Thursday, now its 70’s-style basketball comedy managed only $5M on Friday, and it is likely headed for ...
The Other Boleyn Girl: Ambitious and Flawed
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foxnews.com 3/3/2008 — Nobody predicted what a bomb Will Ferrell's latest comedy "Semi Pro" would turn out to be.
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boxofficemojo.com 3/3/2008 — > MOVIES Adjust this page for inflation ...>>> BLADES OF GLORY Domestic Total Gross: $118,594,548 Distributor: Paramount (DreamWorks) Release Date: March 30, 2007 Genre: Sports Comedy Running Time: 1 hrs. 33 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: ...
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AP - Will Ferrell's basketball comedy "Semi-Pro" dribbled to the top of the weekend box office, but it fell short of his previous blockbuster openings in the sports spoof genre, according to studio estimates Sunday.
'Semi-Pro' Takes Box-Office Crown, But It's No Slam DunkMTV News Latest Headlines 3/3/2008
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E! Online - Will Ferrell's afro turned out to be more impressive than Semi-Pro's box office.